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HYPOMELANOSIS OF ITO: HISTOCHEMICAL AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS
Author(s) -
Saxena Uma,
Ramesh V.,
Iyengar Bhanu,
Misra R.S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1989.tb00409.x
Subject(s) - incontinentia pigmenti , ultrastructure , pigmentation disorder , pathology , electron microscope , medicine , anatomy , dermatology , optics , physics
S ummary Skin biopsies were taken from an infant girl with Hypomelanosis of Ito (Incontintentia Pigmenti Achrotnians) for histopathological, histochemical and electron microscopic studies. Histological observations were similar to those reported previously. Electron microscopy revealed two groups of melanocytes, an effete group and another group with a highly dendritic appearance. The significance of these findings is discussed.